Zerush@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhy still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down112
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkWhy still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.comZerush@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squaretoastus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoI am willing to bet that you are simply more used to the imperial system. I am not convinced that it has any objective advantage over the metric system. My foot is about 50% larger than my SO’s, but I can perfectly invision 30cm whenever I want or need to.
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·edit-211 months agoCooking too. Try baking a cake in the two. Pounds-and-ounces is all like “two eights is sixteen”, “three threes is nine”. Nice and handy multiples is what it’s made on. I’m about equally familiar with the two.
I am willing to bet that you are simply more used to the imperial system.
I am not convinced that it has any objective advantage over the metric system.
My foot is about 50% larger than my SO’s, but I can perfectly invision 30cm whenever I want or need to.
Cooking too. Try baking a cake in the two.
Pounds-and-ounces is all like “two eights is sixteen”, “three threes is nine”. Nice and handy multiples is what it’s made on.
I’m about equally familiar with the two.